ready1873 3,902 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Just watched Kevin Thomson pick his best 11 career teammates and perhaps the most surprising was Darcheville as striker. How did you rate Darcheville? Thomson said he was the only player Walter would take it easy on pre season because he was a tank naturally. And he joined us at a good age too! Bare in mind he had came through a lot of personal grief when he arrived at us and for me was tremendous. An absolute powerhouse, and loved the support. Mid the game he scored v the taigs like it was last week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,675 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Good player, not brilliant. Heart of a lion though, and the kind of player that loves to bond with fans. Brought more to the table than just his ability. Helped bond the fans to the team, which is a valuable characteristic. GlasgowRangersFC and Terry Hurlock Loyal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOO72 4,463 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Hated him when he missed against Lyon but it led to that utterly fantastic Uefa cup run and for that I'll always be thankful. And loved his celebration. RZA83 and ForeverAndEver 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluedoo 2,652 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 He was magic Players often choose unlikely players in these things because they probably seen a side to them that us the fans never see, had a lot of injuries as I remember but his upper body stregnth was something else dougie76 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Loved the big man, a true gentleman - who always seemed to love playing for us and that salute to fans when he scored. Despite Archie MacPherson's terrible pronounciation. Negri's lovechild, magic8ball, theweebluenose and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,902 Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share Posted June 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, ready1873 said: Just watched Kevin Thomson pick his best 11 career teammates and perhaps the most surprising was Darcheville as striker. How did you rate Darcheville? Thomson said he was the only player Walter would take it easy on pre season because he was a tank naturally. And he joined us at a good age too! Bare in mind he had came through a lot of personal grief when he arrived at us and for me was tremendous. An absolute powerhouse, and loved the support. Mid the game he scored v the taigs like it was last week! BTW I don't think he did score v the taigs. Thinking of the game he assisted Thomson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopCat 4,511 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Always felt he was a bit under rated by our fans. Cracking player imo.... SwallowsHisOwnSpunk and Terry Hurlock Loyal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,421 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Good player but maybe Walter should have gone harder on him in pre season because he was always fucked after an hour :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prso's headband 35,917 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Cried my eyes out walking out of Ibrox when he missed from a yard and Benzema scored for them. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though. Terry Hurlock Loyal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Prso's headband said: Cried my eyes out walking out of Ibrox when he missed from a yard and Benzema scored for them. Hindsight is a wonderful thing though. Indeed, look where it took us though in the end. Shame he was below par and knackered like the entire team in Manchester - still haven't watched the highlights of that game ever since. barrymorrison1, Prso's headband, dougie76 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,132 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Great player for us and a great celebration. Some important goals too but I feel bad in saying his miss against Lyon at Ibrox is my main memory of him. Well that and his goal against sporting lisbon tbf. GlasgowRangersFC and Terry Hurlock Loyal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 83,770 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 3 minutes ago, Terry Hurlock Loyal said: Indeed, look where it took us though in the end. Shame he was below par and knackered like the entire team in Manchester - still haven't watched the highlights of that game ever since. I can't even remember the goals now Terry Hurlock Loyal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Hurlock Loyal 12,133 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, .Williamson. said: I can't even remember the goals now It was all about of blur that day, remember everything leading up to it but cannot remember the game. Watched it in a pub (Filthy McNasties) in Aberdeen, remember some twat walking into the bar with a sheep shirt with Zenit on the back. Cheering as if it was his miserable lot that won the cup, he got binned out much later than he should have been. Screaming at the bouncers to let him back in. Happy we made it through to a Euro final, as I doubt we will see that again in our lifetime - but just felt empty after it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Robot 21,512 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Loved the man and rated him Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,975 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Only played 90 mins once for us and that was the UEFA cup final. bluchoo, ready1873 and Terry Hurlock Loyal 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,660 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 One of my favourite ever players tbh. Always guaranteed at least a good hour out him 😁 Terry Hurlock Loyal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Seemed to really suit Walter's loan striker role in particular Fitness and age prevented him making a longer contribution dougie76 and Terry Hurlock Loyal 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookWorm 4,240 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Good player and good Ranger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave30 8,752 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I thought he was awrite. Would burst his arse chasing a ball and put himself about but not a prolific goal scorer and a bit forgettable to be honest. 7/10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SonOfLuther 3,400 Posted June 16, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Nameless Ghoul said: Great player for us and a great celebration. Some important goals too but I feel bad in saying his miss against Lyon at Ibrox is my main memory of him. Well that and his goal against sporting lisbon tbf. broomloanjamie, Geo17, Blumhoilann and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowsHisOwnSpunk 7,910 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 I think his contribution was massively underrated to be honest. His first season at Rangers in the run upto the UEFA Cup Final his pace and power were terrorising teams both in Europe and in Scotland, people ended up forgetting his contributions due to him being finished in his final season he’d lost it completely after a few injuries. People always bring up Cousin when talking about JCD and state how Cousin was far superior. Cousins at his best: yes he was better but that came around about 4 or 5 games a season JCD was far more consistent and therefore a better player, ability means nothing if you don’t show it. There is a reason JCD had a better career than Cousin and a reason his scoring record is better than Cousins. Also you have to remember JCD came to us when he was 35/36 and as a player that relied upon pace and power he was always going to be a short term option. If JCD had come to Rangers in his 20’s I think he would have been a massive success. ready1873 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Wasn’t a fan. Loved cousin though Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanMK 4,766 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 Loved big Darcheville. Pretty horrific finisher but still managed to put away some important goals for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOO72 4,463 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, SwallowsHisOwnSpunk said: I think his contribution was massively underrated to be honest. His first season at Rangers in the run upto the UEFA Cup Final his pace and power were terrorising teams both in Europe and in Scotland, people ended up forgetting his contributions due to him being finished in his final season he’d lost it completely after a few injuries. People always bring up Cousin when talking about JCD and state how Cousin was far superior. Cousins at his best: yes he was better but that came around about 4 or 5 games a season JCD was far more consistent and therefore a better player, ability means nothing if you don’t show it. There is a reason JCD had a better career than Cousin and a reason his scoring record is better than Cousins. Also you have to remember JCD came to us when he was 35/36 and as a player that relied upon pace and power he was always going to be a short term option. If JCD had come to Rangers in his 20’s I think he would have been a massive success. He was 31 when we signed him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted June 16, 2019 Share Posted June 16, 2019 59 minutes ago, DBBTB said: Good player but maybe Walter should have gone harder on him in pre season because he was always fucked after an hour :lol: That UEFA final was his only 90 minute appearance Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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